flstandardbreds Chapter 313 Sinking
Chapter 313 Sinking
The whispers around her grew louder. Yun Qingyi, with a sudden burst of willpower, looked up and was instantly stunned. A dense circle of spirits surrounded her, their eyes filled with greed as they stared intently at her.
No, or rather, staring at one's own soul.
The spirits: "You can see us..."
The spirits: "Why hasn't she given up resisting yet..."
The spirits: "It must be because the fire isn't big enough..."
"Yes... Burn, burn completely, become us... Fall into this eternal flame, and together with us, gain eternal life..."
Immortality? The surrounding fire suddenly intensified, the raging flames carrying boundless heat, seemingly threatening to burn her very soul to ashes.
Yun Qingyi writhed on the ground, trying to relieve the pain, but all she felt was endless heat.
The spirits: "Is it painful?"
The spirits: "Join us! Join us and there will be no more suffering. Together with us, we will become this raging fire, eternally burning..."
"Let's sink together..."
"Sinking...into these flames..."
The surrounding sounds were like soft whispers, yet they guided and seduced her like a spell...
"Sinking..." The two words echoed in Yun Qingyi's ears as her consciousness became hazy.
But after a short while, she regained consciousness and chuckled softly to herself. Her expression was still one of great pain due to the intense fire, but her mind had returned to clarity.
Ah... sinking into depravity...
ridiculous……
A cold glint flashed in Yun Qingyi's eyes, revealing a hint of madness.
Isn't the goal to sink into depravity?
She no longer tried to suppress the power of the flames, letting them scorch her soul.
"Then let us succumb!" A ruthless glint flashed in Yun Qingyi's eyes.
Seeing this, the surrounding spirits grinned dramatically, their mouths splitting into large gashes as they excitedly circled Yun Qingyi, revealing greedy, triumphant smiles. "Yes! Yes! That's it! Let's sink into this boundless flame together, and offer up your soul to us..."
But after laughing for a while, they quickly stopped laughing.
No longer resisting the flames, Yun Qingyi's soul was not so much burned as she wanted to make the entire fire field a part of herself.
"No! No!! How could this be!"
At this moment, Yun Qingyi's divine soul was like a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing the energy of the fire and releasing lightning from time to time. The surroundings crackled and popped wildly, and the spirits closest to her were irresistibly absorbed into her body as nourishment for her divine soul.
"Ah!! No!!!"
"No! Stop!! Don't suck me!!!"
"What you're doing is... Ah!!"
"If you keep being so greedy, you'll burst!" The voices around them gradually grew more venomous.
Regardless of what those around her said, Yun Qingyi seemed to have lost her mind, frantically absorbing the power of the fire.
Because she seemed to realize that absorbing the energy of the fire could alleviate the pain of being burned.
Upon discovering this, she disregarded everything and absorbed it all into her soul, gradually becoming somewhat mad. Therefore, she didn't care at all whether she could refine all the energy of the fire.
As time went by, the spirit that had been speaking incessantly in Yun Qingyi's ear fell silent. The surrounding fire gradually subsided and slowly began to die out, leaving only a few scattered flames.
Yun Qingyi's expression gradually returned to clarity, but what followed was excruciating pain in her body, as her flesh repeatedly grew back only to be burned by the raging power of her soul.
She tried desperately to control this power, but the power of the entire fire was concentrated in her soul. Fortunately, her soul was special and she could withstand this power, so she was not instantly reduced to ashes.
As time passed, Yun Qingyi's body burned with flames as she rolled wildly on the ground, trying to control the power. After the extreme struggle, she temporarily locked the power in her body deep within her soul. Only after the power of the raging fire was under control could her flesh and blood fully grow back.
As the flesh and blood began to grow, the internal shock caused it to vomit a large mouthful of blood, along with fragments of its liver.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Yun Qingyi wiped her mouth, collapsed to the ground, her chest heaving as she gasped for air.
"Heh..." she chuckled softly, "It feels so good to have a body."
After resting for a while and regaining her strength, she stood up and prepared to go to the next execution ground.
Meanwhile, in the ancient secret forest.
The cultivators resting in twos and threes under the big trees whispered among themselves: "Have you heard? It seems like some treasure is about to be released."
Cultivator A: "What kind of treasure is this, so mysterious?"
Cultivator B: "Shh... It's said to be an ancient artifact."
Cultivator C: "Tch! With an ancient artifact, why would we need to know anything about it? We're just echoing what others say."
The cultivator Ding said mysteriously, "This isn't just hearsay; I'll tell you quietly, I've received definite information."
Upon hearing this, the others perked up: "Oh? What news? Tell us, tell us!"
Cultivator Ding cleared his throat, and the others gathered around. "To be honest, I overheard my fellow disciples discussing a couple of days ago that there was a serious fluctuation of spiritual energy deep within this ancient secret realm. It looked like it might be a divine artifact!" After saying that, Cultivator Ding shook his clothes.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes were full of disbelief, but when they saw the robes worn by the cultivator Ding, they had to believe it to some extent.
Those are the uniforms of inner disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect. What kind of sect is the Purple Cloud Sect? It's a major sect second only to the Profound Misty Sect!
Even the Purple Cloud Sect had such news, and the other cultivators had different thoughts and considerations.
As the people under the big tree began to chat about other things, up in the tree, hidden by the lush foliage, Yun Qingrou leaned against a thick branch, opened her eyes which had been closed for rest, crossed her arms, her gaze sharp and deep, and murmured softly, "Deep in the ancient secret realm... the divine artifact... will my sister go there?" Her voice carried a longing that even she herself was unaware of.
After stretching her limbs in the tree, Yun Qingrou prepared to set off immediately.
……
Under the tree, Monk Ding chatted with the others for a while longer before subtly leaving the crowd and going to a corner.
In the corner, a man stood with his hands behind his back, surrounded by several men and women, all of whom were distinguished by their refined demeanor. He turned his head, his expression carrying an innate arrogance and nobility: "Little Six, is the matter settled?"
When the cultivator Ding saw the man, he said respectfully, "It's all done, Young Sect Master." After saying that, he turned around and looked at the group of resting cultivators through the bushes. He smiled coldly, completely lacking the friendliness he showed in front of the other cultivators. "Young Sect Master, you don't know how disgusting their greed and scheming were when I leaked the information."
Upon hearing Xiushi Ding's words, a hint of contempt flashed in Duan Leizhi's eyes. "The news is true, but the dangers involved... heh." He chuckled sarcastically. "Perfect, let those idiots scout ahead for us."
Upon hearing Duan Leizhi's words, the crowd echoed with admiration, "Young Sect Master is wise."
……
The ancient secret realm seemed to change overnight, with everyone moving deeper into the realm, hoping to find the legendary ancient artifact.
But Yun Qingyi remained completely unaware of all these changes. At this moment, she was still trapped in a special purgatory, enduring excruciating torture.
Finally, after going through several execution grounds, her eyes were bloodshot as she looked at the dark, bottomless abyss before her and jumped in without hesitation.